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NZ Truth, Issue 179, 21 November 1908, Page 6

An "egg service," which resulted m flonations- of 32 dozen eggs, is the latest church novelty at. Port Melbourne. But "Critic" was grievously disappointed to learn on reading further that all that occurred was that the hen fruit was sent to a children's. Jiome at . Brighton. Now, if the Port Melbourne parson had become broody and hatched a score and a half of chicks, there might have been some justification for the fuss m the daily papers. : . Rogers, a Sydney Judge,'* waxed sarcastic m regard to municipal regulations m that city. A pawnbroker appealed against a conviction for exposing m front of. his shop the three gilt balls which for over 200 years have betokened his calling. Said Rogers, some of the Uy-rajws were . pretty drastic, and very' soon people wouldn't be able to sneeze with legislation of this sort. The appeal, 'however, was dismissed, and the three halls must disappear. Here, listen to this. During the present year no less than five of Jimmy Williamson's companies — The pantomime, ".Brewster's Millions," the musical comedy company, f'Peter Pan," and Julius Knight— have each averaged-, from 10,000 to 15,000 miles of travel a piece, or about 60,000 miles between them. The last to come "home" being the Julius Knight Company, which returned to Melbourne last week from West Australia after visits to Perth and Kalgoorlie. They opened last Saturday night at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, m "The Scarlet Pimpernel," which has jttst passed the record of 1000 performances m London. By the same token Williamson's Pantomime Company is also back m Melbourne, having completed their extended tour, covering by far the greater part of* Australia and New Zealand. They will spend a fornight m Victoria, paying short visits to the provincial towns m that State, and then return to Melbourne to set to work m good earnest on the new Xmas pantomime under the supervisioa of that master of stage firuffr Mr Cferard Covent-J'